The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.

Arc you going to hang up your stocking?
We wish all our readers Merry Christ
mas.
Did you pay your taxes and thus avoid
being returned?
Women will have the right to vote for
school trustees at the election next spring
The Chantauqua Circle will meet at the
residence Of i. i. Humphreys this even
ing.
Monday next being legal holiday, no
freight will be moved on the railroad on
that day.
The Bank at this place will be closed
next Monday, that day being observed as
Christmas.
The public school will be closed next
week, affording the scholars a chance to
fully enjoy the holidays.
The milk shipments over the railroads
centering in Camden now amount to over
900, 600 quarts per month.
A calf, fattenod by James Sharp, six
months old and weighing ESQ pounds was
shipped from our station yesterday.
Tho post Office at this place will be clos
oil newt Monday. between the hours of 10
A. M. and F. NJ. and at O'Clock in the
evening.
A united effort s making in New York
to have vegetables, eggs and other pro-
ducts of the farm sold by weight. 1t is
argued that both producer and consumer
would profit by such plan.
Thos Green killed this week two hogs
for VIM. f. Lppincott weighing 49O and
4J5 pounds each, one for Charles CLARK
weighing Ais pounds, and three for Chas.
M. Miller averaging ovo- 400 pounds eaeh.
A petition to the House of Representa-
ti,es and Congress, asking that Utah DC
refused adniittancc to the Union as q otatc
So long as it is ruled by the priests OF MOI
monjsIn. is now being circulated in Woods
town.
No session Of the art class Of Miss A.
M trchambaut will be held next week,
nm account of the holidays. The second
term of this class will begin the second
week in January and several new pupils
will be added then.
A middle OF water at The intersection oi
Green and Spring Garden streets, ana
pile of dirt left from the laying oil the
drain on Green street, is being justly com.
plained OF by some oi Inc resiae'''S Va '''''o
part of onr borough.
There will be display of school WORK
hv the pupils of the public schools oil the
Stato al Trenton next week. The pupils
If the publie school of Woodstown were
Yesterday engaged in the preparation OF
work for that display. The work VIII DC
on exhibition this afternoon in the inter,
mediate room of the school building, ana
parents and others interested are respect
fully invited to call and inspect.
Manu- nersons are under the impression
that the cellar is the proper place for Keep
inc sweet potatoes, which is a grave m IS
tale There is scarcely any more PERISH
ah,e esculcnt than the sweet potato wneh
subject to a moist or damp atmosphere. Inc
farmers Of New Jersey who are noteo iof
having the finest sweet potatoes late III inc
finest sweet potatoes late III the season.
always keep them in warm, dry place.
lin stairs and not in the cellar IS where
they should be kept.
Ata meeting on Monday of the creditors
IF Searie Vanncman & Co., of Phiiadei-
mia who made an assignment last week,
= statement was read showing assets az
rragatinp s179. 056, from which Is TO De
iedncted $50. 900 of preferred claims, ieav-
mo for the payment of other creditors
siSG 600. Claims of unsecured creditors
aggregate seO5,ooo. In settlement ao tne
firm Offered 80 per cent, payable ~ per
cent. In cash and the balance in endorsed
notes al two, four and six months from
January 10Th next A motion for tn, the , ap,
nointment of committee to examine the
hooks was adopted, but a number of the
creditors accepted tho offer made by inc
firm. The committee appointed at tnis
meeting to investigate the aiiairs o. 'ne
firm finished their report, and IL was o''
Wednesday mailed to each o. .ns r etea aettls
They recommend the % per GENT '''''
ment offered by the firm.